The Köln Concert [Live, Import]

Vert | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Import
• Label: Sonig
• ASIN: B00004TWNC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,347,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Part One

2. Part Two

3. Part Three

4. Part Four

5. Part Five

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing and now domestic!, August 14, 2000

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Matthew D. Mercer (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Koln Concert (Audio CD)

Vert is Adam Butler, and his work on the improvised live record "The Köln Konzert" is brilliant. Influenced heavily by the piano improvisations of Keith Jarrett (two of the tracks are Jarrett originals), Vert's performance is based heavily on upright piano performance, with added effects and electronics.

The first time I heard Vert was on the Sonig compilation (Sonig is Mouse on Mars' label) on Thrill Jockey. The track on there is only an indication of the great things you'll find on this album. It is out domestically on Thrill Jockey in the US and is significantly cheaper by that standard; for some reason it isn't here on the site yet, just FYI. This import version includes one extra track.

Anyway, Vert relies significantly less on electronic devices than most of the other Sonig artists, and this lends it a more humanistic, almost frail quality (the upright is not 100% tuned, in a charming sort of way). Brilliant, I can't say it enough. Buy it!